Fauna and flora of Logatec

In the municipality of Logatec, wild animals typical for most of the territory of Slovenia can be found such as deer (Capreolus capreolus, Cervus elaphus), wild boar (Sus scrofa), brown bear (Ursus arctos), fox (Vulpes vulpes) and for this area well known dorm-mouse (Glis glis). In protected areas you can also find endangered and endemic species. The most important sites are Žejna and Zelena dolina, Planinsko polje, Zaplana, Medvedje Brdo, Logaški ravnik and Jezerc.

Almost half of the territory of the municipality of Logatec is protected by the different regimes of nature conservation, which generally overlap and are largely concentrated in the south of the municipality: from Planinsko Polje to Logatec, Kalce and Hotedršica.

In general, they relate to the karst world and its phenomena.

In our municipality, there are 134 protected VNF, among them there are 41 extended suface areas and 93 individual objects. 19 extended suface areas and 60 individual objects have status of national importance. On the map you can find 19 individual objects and 10 extended suface areas of national importance and 3 objects of local importance. Majority of them are accessible or can be seen.

In the territory of municipality of Logatec are beside VNF also 9 ecologically important sites, 8 sites of Natura 2000, 49 natural monuments and 1 natural reserve.